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ZomBcon 2011

Posted: 28th October 2011 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: Events
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On the 2011 all-zombie convention in Seattle, the one and only ZomBcon.

We’ve had a busy week this week, following up a weekend-long convention with the second annual ZomBcon show here in our hometown. Not only is this fledgling show part of Seattle’s phenomenal zombie culture, but a number of Night Zero family members were heavily involved with the planning and execution of the event itself. These types of big shows are always a lot of work and a lot of fun for the team, and ZomBcon 2011 was no exception.

Our biggest change this year was the  decision to simplify the booth, where we would be offering our popular free HDR photobooth and our exceptional zombie makeup. Having spent three years conventioning with Night Zero, I finally decided that transporting and assembling our chain-link fence backdrop was just too much work to do at every show, so for ZomBcon we stuck with a simple decorative backdrop and the famous Seattle “population zero” sign. Although the fence backdrop is definitively “Night Zero” in style, my experience traveling to the C2E2 convention in Chicago taught me that sometimes it’s okay to stay simple.
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ECCC 2011

Posted: 11th March 2011 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: Events
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On Night Zero’s third engagement at the Emerald City Comicon, including the famous free HDR photobooth and the premiere of Volume Three.

Last weekend, Night Zero once again came out in force at Seattle’s ninth annual Emerald City Comicon, and what a weekend it was. Our third year presenting at this show, ECCC’s first three-day schedule, and me flying in from Europe less than two hours before the doors opened. It was an absolute blast, and I give a great “thank you” to all the comic and culture fans who visited us this year, as well as to the incredible and tireless Night Zero team for once again putting on such a good show. The entire gallery from our HDR photobooth can be found at http://www.nightzero.com/eccc2011

Two years ago, ECCC 2009 was our very first convention experience,  and seems so long in the past. We had little knowledge of culture conventions, and while the idea was vaguely tossed around we had never seriously considered presenting at a show. It was only after having dinner with Jim Demonakos, creator and organizer of ECCC, for reasons completely unrelated to comic books, that it became a real consideration. Towards the end of dinner the topic of Night Zero came up, I explained the project and our then just-released Volume One, and he encouraged us to grab a booth and come share our work with the world.

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My Kind of Town

Posted: 30th April 2010 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: Events
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On Night Zero’s first away show, as an exhibitor at the inaugural Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo

Night Zero has been busy busy busy these past few weeks, so the blog has had some time off but I’m back and eager to tell about some of the exciting things we’ve been doing. Most significantly, two weeks ago we had our first “away show” at the first annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, colloquially marketed as C2E2. We brought our famous free HDR photobooth, as seen at ECCC and Crypticon, to capture Chicagoans in their post-apocalyptic zombie-hunting best. If you were at the show and missed the email, the booth photos can be found here.
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Voices from ECCC

Posted: 26th March 2010 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: Events
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From the Night Zero team, thoughts on the 2010 Emerald City Comicon

A great thank-you the thousands of fans who came by to visit at the Emerald City Comicon this year. The Night Zero team had a great time meeting fans new and old, applying free makeup effects, shooting in the HDR photobooth, and sharing the joy that is what we do.

For those who missed the email or missed ECCC 2010, the Night Zero photobooth gallery can be found at Night Zero’s Flickr page.

Below are some words from the team members who were at the show, sharing their thoughts of the crazy, incredible weekend.
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So Much Good Stuff

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: Events
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On the upcoming release party and comic conventions

These are busy times for the Night Zero team, and we’ve got some very exciting events coming up in the next few months. Production on episode four continued with a shoot at the old Sandpoint Way Naval Base last weekend, including some exciting smoke and fire effects for a dramatic scene near the end of the episode. This brings the shooting schedule of the episode at around 80% complete, although curiously it’s the middle and end portions that are complete, and the opening scenes that remain to be shot. Episode four, titled “Insecurity”, will begin its online run in four weeks.
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Episode Three – Retrospective

Posted: 15th January 2010 by Anthony van Winkle
Categories: "Jezebel", "Sisters", Concepts & Development, Episode 3 - "House Calls", Events, On Location
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On Night Zero’s second full production year, 2009, and all that was learned and accomplished

My original design was to write a retrospective on the production of episode three, but as its conclusion coincides with the end of the year, it seems more appropriate to reflect here upon all that was Night Zero in 2009. I’ll try to avoid re-hashing too many of the specifics that I’ve already covered in posts throughout the year, and instead try and remain reflective of the experiences themselves… but no promises.

The year started right off with Jezebel, our first vignette, with three brand-new cast members and an ambitious shoot schedule. It was a learning experience about freezing temperatures, confined spaces, wonky costumes, and wow it was a blast. Even though episode two hadn’t begun online yet, we had already trumped the best of its shoots (thus far), and that’s really what would come to define the next twelve months. If 2008 was the year of “what the hell are we doing?”, then 2009 would be the year of “how can we do this better?”
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